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Cabinet Secretariat
NCMC chaired by Cabinet Secretary reconvenes to oversee preparedness for Cyclonic Storm ‘Jawad’
Cabinet Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba chaired the second meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee in New Delhi today, to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries/Agencies to deal with the Cyclonic Storm “Jawad”.
India Meteorological Department  has stated that the Cyclone is expected to reach the North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast by 4th December morning. Thereafter, it will recurve and move towards the West Bengal coast. The cyclone would bring with it heavy to very heavy rainfall. Wind speeds ranging up to 90-100 kmph accompanied by tidal waves, are expected.
Chief Secretaries and senior officers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands apprised the NCMC of preparatory measures taken by them. It was informed that all efforts are underway to ensure the safe return of fishermen from the sea. Cyclone shelters have been readied and evacuation of people from low lying areas is being carried out. All actions have been taken to stock food grains, drinking water and other essential supplies. Teams for maintenance and restoration of power, roads, water supply and other essential services have also been positioned. Harvesting of standing crops is also being done to minimize damages.
The NDRF has deployed adequate number of teams in the states that would be affected and additional teams are on standby. Rescue and relief teams of the Army and Navy along with ships and aircrafts are ready for deployment as required.
Reviewing the preparedness of the States and Central Agencies, Cabinet Secretary emphasized that all protocols must be followed, so that there is no scope for loss of lives and damage to property is minimized. Cabinet Secretary also directed that all fishermen and vessels which are out at sea, must be accounted for by the concerned States for which required assistance would be provided by Coast Guard and other Central agencies in this regard. He also advised that essential services may be restored in the shortest possible time with minimum disruption, for which advance action should be taken. Public messaging may be carried out to ensure that people in the path of the cyclone are provided with suitable instructions and guidance during the period. The States were also advised to ensure uninterrupted functioning of COVID hospitals.
Secretaries and senior officers from Ministries/Department of Home Affairs, Civil Aviation, Ports, Railways, Shipping & Waterways, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Power and Fisheries along with those from NDRF, IMD, Hq IDS and NDMA also attended the meeting.
President's Secretariat
President of India launches various education related projects in Bhubaneswar
Pays nostalgic visit to her school and hostel
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, launched various projects of the Union Ministry of Education from Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar today . These include engineering books of All India Council for Technical Education  in Odia language; glossary of the technical terms in Odia language, developed by Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology ; and e-KUMBH  portal.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that she was happy to launch these important initiatives of the Union Ministry of Education. These are commendable steps in the direction of making education accessible to all. It has been observed that many students face difficulty in understanding technical education in English. That is why under the National Education Policy-2020, the government has taken steps to provide technical education in the regional languages.
The President said that there is no doubt that mother tongue helps intellectual development in students. She expressed confidence that learning in mother tongue would develop creative thinking and analytical skills among students and it would also provide equal opportunities to urban and rural students. She noted that earlier technical education in regional languages used to face hurdles due to non-availability of textbooks in vernacular languages. She appreciated AICTE for its efforts in removing this hurdle.
The President said that education is a tool for empowerment. We must ensure that each and every child in our country has access to education at every level. We have to do our best to make the education available to all without any discrimination. Language should be an enabling factor not a hindrance for educating the students. The introduction of learning in regional and local languages would go a long way towards building a well-educated, aware and vibrant society.
The President said that Odia is an ancient and rich language. It has a distinct literary tradition and rich vocabulary. Therefore, there would be no difficulty in getting technical education in Odia language. She said that all Indian languages have more or less the same potential. She was happy to note that under the National Education Policy-2020, equal importance is being given to all Indian languages. She said that it has ushered in a new era in the field of Indian languages.
Earlier in the day, the President visited Tapoban High School. After this, she paid a visit to her alma mater Government Girls High School Unit-II and Kuntala Kumari Sabat Adivasi Girls Hostel Unit-II where she had stayed during her School time. The President interacted with students, teachers, alumni and inmates of the hostel.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day.
“झारखंड की जनता को राज्य के स्थापना दिवस की बहुत-बहुत बधाई। मेरी कामना है कि झारखंड प्रगति की नित नई ऊंचाइयों को छुए और भगवान बिरसा मुंडा के समृद्ध, सशक्त और खुशहाल राज्य के सपने को साकार करे।
Greetings to the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day. Jharkhand is synonymous with bravery and compassion. The people of this land have always lived in harmony with nature. They have excelled in various fields thanks to their hardwork.
May Jharkhand keep scaling new heights of progress and realise Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s dream of a prosperous and happy state”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Film Actor Akshay Kumar Becomes Brand Ambassador for Road Safety Campaigns
Shri Nitin Gadkari Launches Three Video Films for Public Awareness
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari today launched three short films for generating public awareness towards road safety. Film actor Shri Akshay Kumar has featured in these films, which are directed by Shri R.Balki. In a function attended by MoS Shri Mansukh L Mandavia in New Delhi, Shri Gadkari announced the appointment of Shri Akshay Kumar as Road Safety Brand Ambassador.
Appreciating Akshay Kumar’s concern for social activism, the Minister recalled his recent movies ‘Padman’and ‘Toilet : Ek Prem Katha’ which have gone a long way in passing the government’s message of cleanliness and hygiene. Shri Gadkari called upon people to adopt good practices in road safety to build a better society free of accidents.
Shri Akshay Kumar shared his experiences of producing the short films. He said, he feels proud to join the government’s efforts to make Indian roads safe, and is participating in road safety campaign for the betterment of the society.
MoS Shri Mandavia enumerated the large number of deaths in the country due to road accidents. He said, over 65 per cent of the deaths on roads were of the people in employable age, which seriously impacts their families. He said, reducing accidents means increasing prosperity in the country.
Secretary in the Road Transport and Highways Ministry Shri Y S Malik welcomed the spirit of Akshay Kumar in accepting the government’s offer to join as its Brand Ambassador, and hoped that the short films produced by the ministry with the actor will be etched in public memory and inspire people to follow road safety rules.
Ministry of Defence
VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL, AVSM, VSM TAKES OVER AS THE COMMANDANT, INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, EZHIMALA
Vice Admiral Puneet K Bahl took over as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala on 26 Dec 21. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 84. An alumnus of NDA Khadakvasla, he has undertaken the Staff Course at DSSC Wellington and the Naval Higher Command Course at College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai. An experienced Maritime Reconnaissance Pilot, he has flown six different types of aircraft. His operational experience includes active participation in flying operations in Op Tasha and Op Vijay. He is also a qualified Ship’s diver. He has held a wide array of challenging operational, staff and training assignments.
He has had tenures at INS Garuda, INS Rajali, AFS Yelhanka and CGAS 700 whilst on flying duties and ship tenures onboard INS Vikrant, Betwa, Godavari, Sujata and Porbandar. His training and staff assignments include tenures as Directing Staff at DSSC Wellington and JDNAS  at Naval Headquarters, where he successfully steered cases for aircraft inductions and drafted the Naval Aviation Perspective and Infrastructure plans. His command tenures include the guided missile frigate INS Betwa, offshore patrol vessel, INS Sujata and INS Rajali, one of the premier strategic airbases of the country. Whilst in command of Rajali, he successfully oversaw the smooth induction and operationalization of the P8I aircraft from the base, which was awarded with the Unit Citation by the Chief of the Naval staff during his tenure. He was also based at the Embassy of India at Tokyo from 2007–10 as the Defence Attache, Japan with concurrent accreditation to Republic of Korea, where he was instrumental in coordinating and facilitating a landmark Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation between India and Japan and also for drawing up an action plan for furthering defence and security Cooperation between the two countries.
Post elevation to the Flag rank in Jan 2015, he has held the appointments of ACIDS  at New Delhi, Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area and Flag Officer Naval Aviation at Goa, Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area at Mumbai, Chief Staff Officer , HQSNC and Chief Instructor , DSSC Wellington. On promotion to the rank of Vice Admiral on 01 Jan 21, he took over as the Director General, Project Seabird.
The Flag Officer was awarded with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020, Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, Commendation by the Chief of the Naval Staff in 2005 and the Lentaigne Medal at DSSC Wellington in 1998. He is married to Mrs Anjali Bahl and they have two sons, Dhruv Bahl and Robin Bahl.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
A quantity of 2662102 Cotton bales valuing Rs. 7864.10 Crore has been procured benefitting 537156 Farmers
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra with purchase of over 310.61 LMTs of paddy upto 26.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 261.48 LMT showing an increase of 18.78 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 310.61 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.65 LMT which is 65.24 % of total procurement.
About 28.45 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 58644.65 crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.24 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 26.11.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 90815.60 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.489.87 Crores benefitting 52348 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 26.11.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 26.11.2020 a quantity of 2662102 cotton bales valuing Rs. 7864.10 Crore has been procured benefitting 537156 farmers.
National Financial Reporting Authority
Shri Rao Inderjit Singh to inaugurate NFRA seminar on “High Quality Financial Reporting Framework through Effective Independent Oversight” as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations under Ministry of Corporate Affairs tomorrow
NFRA Iconic event to see participation from experts in regulation of audit and accounting standards from domestic and international arena
The National Financial Regulatory Authority  is organising a seminar on “High Quality Financial Reporting Framework through Effective Independent Oversight” tomorrow as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week-long celebrations by Ministry of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, Union Minister of State  for Statistics & Programme Implementation; Planning and MoS, Corporate Affairs shall grace the event as Chief Guest and Shri Rajesh Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs will be the Guest of Honour. Winners of the All-India level Quiz conducted by NFRA in December-January, 2022 would be felicitated by the Union Minister of State for MCA.
The NFRA Iconic event will have participation from the experts in regulation of audit and accounting standards, both from the domestic and the international arena. An expert from Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board, Japan, will be addressing the session on “Global experiences about review of Audit Quality and Financial Reporting”.
Two panel discussions on “Independent Audit Regulators-India & Global Scenario” and “Enhancing Financial Reporting Quality-Role of Independent Oversight Bodies” will have the representation from the academic and the corporate sector. Detailed programme is available on the website of NFRA .
As a part of AKAM celebrations, NFRA had organised a two-day webinar on Accounting and Auditing Standards in India in the month of October, 2021 to promote the understanding and awareness of Auditing and Accounting Standards among the stakeholders and citizens of the country. Webcast of the webinar is available on the website of NFRA .
An All-India level quiz competition was also conducted on MyGov portal of the Government of India in December- January 2022 so as to encourage the younger cohorts especially students in the audit regulation and compliance requirements, which saw a massive turnout of more than 27000 participants.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav  celebrations were inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in March 2021 which marked 75-week countdown to the 75th Anniversary of our independence in August, 2022. The celebrations will continue for a year thereafter until August 2023.
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AYUSH
New Headquarters Office Building of Central Council for Research in Siddha inaugurated
New infrastructure will provide impetus to more innovation and academic development in CCRS and NIS - Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal dedicated two new building of Ayush institutes to the people of India on the occasion of 75th year of Independence. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated new building headquarters office of Central Council for Research in Siddha  at Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai and new extension OPD block of Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital of National Institute of Siddha today.
On this occasion Shri Ma. Subramanian, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Prof.  K. Kankavalli, Director General, CCRS, Prof.  R. Meenakumari, Director, National Institute of Siddha, Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, and other distinguished guests, CCRS officials & Staff, NIS faculty members were present.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, said, “I am deeply grateful and thankful to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji for giving a special impetus to all the Ayush systems including Siddha nationally as well as globally. I believe that with this new infrastructure, further more innovations and academic developments will blossom in the minds of the scientists, academicians and students. I am expecting better outcomes in both research and academics from CCRS and NIS.”
Central Council for Research in Siddha  is an apex organization for Research in Siddha system of medicine. Its prime focus is to scientifically validate the claims of Siddhars for global acceptance. CCRS have recently proved the strength of Siddha formulations during the COVID-19 pandemic through scientific validation by carrying out Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Trials and has published more than 30 quality research articles in peer reviewed journals.
Whereas, National Institute of Siddha  is an apex and premier Institute for Siddha system of Medicine with a primary mandate for patient care, teaching and research in higher education for post graduate and doctoral research scholars.
Prime Minister's Office
PM chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani. The meeting was attended by the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary to the PM, the Additional Principal Secretary to the PM, the Home Secretary, and other senior officials from the IMD, NDRF, NDMA and PMO etc.
The Prime Minister was briefed on the likely path of the cyclone, and the ongoing precautionary and preparatory measures being undertaken.
These include provision of adequate resources; deployment of teams from NDRF and the Armed Forces; arrangements to provide drinking water; and standby systems to restore power and telecom services.
After reviewing the emerging situation, the Prime Minister instructed senior officers of the Union Government to maintain close coordination with officers of the affected States, to ensure preventive measures, and also to take effective steps for relief and rescue operations, as required.
Prime Minister's Office
List of Agreements acknowledged on the occasion of India-Luxembourg Virtual Summit
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MoU between India International Exchange  and Luxembourg Stock Exchange
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MoU between State Bank of India and Luxembourg Stock Exchange
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Provides for cooperation in financial services, industry maintenance of orderly markets in securities respective country, ESG  and green finance in the local market.
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MoU between Invest India and Luxinnovation
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Supporting and developing mutual business cooperation between Indian and Luxembourg companies, including promotion and facilitation of inbound FDI, coming from or proposed by Indian and Luxembourgish investors.
Ministry of Defence
4th Indian Navy  - Russian Federation Navy  Staff Talks
The 4th Indian Navy  - Russian Federation Navy  Staff Talks were held at New Delhi on 30 October 2019. The talks were co-chaired by Rear Admiral Atul Anand, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff  from the IN and Rear Admiral Vladimir I Zemskov, Deputy Chief of Russian Naval Staff  from the RuFN.
Discussions during the Staff Talks included issues related to operational interaction through ‘INDRA’ series of exercises; training interaction; sharing of best practices; medical and Logistics cooperation and exchange of high level visits.
The RuFN delegation called on Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on 30 October 2019 and discussed various important maritime engagement issues relating to operations as well as training.
The delegation will visit operational and training units at Goa as well as call on Flag Officer Goa Naval Area  as part of their visit to Goa from 31 October to 01 November 2019.